DOD has no plans to seek emergency funds for Ukraine-related operations, but lawmakers may send it

By Tony Bertuca / February 23, 2022 at 11:41 AM
At this time the Pentagon says it has no plans to request emergency supplemental funding from Congress to pay for U.S. operations related to the crisis unfolding in Ukraine, but the issue is poised to be decided on Capitol Hill and analysts say much could change in the coming weeks. President Biden, seeking to shore up NATO’s eastern flank amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, has ordered U.S. troops to Eastern Europe and is redeploying some European-based units to unspecified...

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